bobharvey wrote:
On 5 Mar, 23:20, "DerekW"
wrote:

Hi Austin you never know who turns up next in URG

DerekW

But can you ever leave?

Only in the autumn.

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British."
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On Mar 6, 1:58*am, DaveP wrote:
It's a bit too early for wild garlic/ramsons, which usually flowers
from April to May. *I strongly suspect the plant in question is Allium
triquetrum (Three-cornered Leek) which has become widely naturalised
in the south and is gradually extending north. *It is very common
around here forming large clumps in uncultivated ground. *It is
invasive and probably not recommended for inclusion in small gardens
unless rigorously controlled. *The bulbs can be used as a substitute
for shallots (albeit very small ones), the leaves are quite pleasant
if chopped and added to salads and the edible flowers can be included
for a bit of visual interest as well.

I think from reading this thread that there are a number of types of
allium refered to as wild garlic. None of those yet illustrated are
either of the two varieties that I struggle with! In this part of the
country we are well forward and neither of mine are yet showing signs
of flowering though I have had crocus, snowdrops, and pulmanaria in
bloom for some time.

"On Mar 6, 1:58 am, DaveP wrote:
It's a bit too early for wild garlic/ramsons, which usually flowers
from April to May. I strongly suspect the plant in question is Allium
triquetrum (Three-cornered Leek) which has become widely naturalised
in the south and is gradually extending north. It is very common
around here forming large clumps in uncultivated ground. It is
invasive and probably not recommended for inclusion in small gardens
unless rigorously controlled. The bulbs can be used as a substitute
for shallots (albeit very small ones), the leaves are quite pleasant
if chopped and added to salads and the edible flowers can be included
for a bit of visual interest as well.

Its coming up strongly here, it certainly is persistent, it still grows in
one of the lawns despite being mowed for 4 years.

Mike

On 6/3/09 13:29, in article ,
"Muddymike" wrote:


"On Mar 6, 1:58 am, DaveP wrote:
It's a bit too early for wild garlic/ramsons, which usually flowers
from April to May. I strongly suspect the plant in question is Allium
triquetrum (Three-cornered Leek) which has become widely naturalised
in the south and is gradually extending north. It is very common
around here forming large clumps in uncultivated ground. It is
invasive and probably not recommended for inclusion in small gardens
unless rigorously controlled. The bulbs can be used as a substitute
for shallots (albeit very small ones), the leaves are quite pleasant
if chopped and added to salads and the edible flowers can be included
for a bit of visual interest as well.

Its coming up strongly here, it certainly is persistent, it still grows in
one of the lawns despite being mowed for 4 years.

Mike


There's a lane here where it grows thickly along the verges. I must admit
to really liking its flowers and even the scent of it. I had it in a
previous garden and I must admit it was almighty persistent, however!

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Hum. My ransomes aren't showing yet, let alone close to flowering.

They're about 4" proud of the soil in Coalbrookdale and round the Wrekin
today.

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Hum. My ransomes aren't showing yet, let alone close to flowering.

They're about 4" proud of the soil in Coalbrookdale and round the Wrekin
today.

Arbut I posted that yesterday...

....but mine are still not showing.

Is it any excuse that they came from Ireland originally?

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from Rusty_Hinge contains these words:

Hum. My ransomes aren't showing yet, let alone close to flowering.

They're about 4" proud of the soil in Coalbrookdale and round the Wrekin
today.

Arbut I posted that yesterday...

...but mine are still not showing.

Is it any excuse that they came from Ireland originally?

Maybe you should try watering them with Guinness?

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On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:44:48 -0000, bobharvey
wrote:

On 5 Mar, 23:20, "DerekW"
wrote:

Hi Austin you never know who turns up next in URG

DerekW

But can you ever leave?

Leaves make good compost (see? on topic!)

(Hotel California bait dodg... damn!)
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On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:30:12 -0000, coj wrote:

bobharvey wrote:
On 5 Mar, 23:20, "DerekW"
wrote:

Hi Austin you never know who turns up next in URG

DerekW
But can you ever leave?

Only in the autumn.

bah dappled rays - Pride comes before a fall.


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On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:30:12 -0000, coj wrote:
bobharvey wrote:
On 5 Mar, 23:20, "DerekW"
wrote:

Hi Austin you never know who turns up next in URG

DerekW
But can you ever leave?

Only in the autumn.

bah dappled rays - Pride comes before a fall.

Summervus disagree.

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Hum. My ransomes aren't showing yet, let alone close to flowering.

They're about 4" proud of the soil in Coalbrookdale and round the Wrekin
today.

Arbut I posted that yesterday...

...but mine are still not showing.

Is it any excuse that they came from Ireland originally?

Maybe you should try watering them with Guinness?

May I pass it through my kidneys first?

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Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.
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Hum. My ransomes aren't showing yet, let alone close to flowering.

They're about 4" proud of the soil in Coalbrookdale and round the
Wrekin today.

Arbut I posted that yesterday...

...but mine are still not showing.

Is it any excuse that they came from Ireland originally?

Maybe you should try watering them with Guinness?

May I pass it through my kidneys first?

Liffey water is improved by passing through a few sets of kidneys,
but Guinness is no longer Liffey water.

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On 5 Mar, 08:43, "Bob Hobden" wrote:

Crossposts make life interesting.

We'll see Nige on here next. *:-)
That would liven up things, I can just imagine what he would have to say
about our resident troll. :-)

Silicon life forms do not survive in the shedde. They get baffled and
give up before we do.

bobharvey said:
On 5 Mar, 08:43, "Bob Hobden" wrote:

Crossposts make life interesting.

We'll see Nige on here next. Â*:-)
That would liven up things, I can just imagine what he would have to say
about our resident troll. :-)

Silicon life forms do not survive in the shedde. They get baffled and
give up before we do.

Actually, I think that's probably just a coincidence.


They turn into half-empty bags of slightly-damp Blue Circle when the sun
comes up, whatever we do to entertain them meanwhile.


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"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

My email address is at http://www.qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html

In article ,
Richard Robinson wrote:
bobharvey said:
On 5 Mar, 08:43, "Bob Hobden" wrote:

Crossposts make life interesting.

We'll see Nige on here next. Â*:-)
That would liven up things, I can just imagine what he would have to say
about our resident troll. :-)

Silicon life forms do not survive in the shedde. They get baffled and
give up before we do.

Actually, I think that's probably just a coincidence.

They turn into half-empty bags of slightly-damp Blue Circle when the sun
comes up, whatever we do to entertain them meanwhile.

Besides, some of the sheds contain much more lethal, er, 'things'
and it wouldn't surprise me if a few trolls ended up as sort of
mummified carcases hidden in the furthest corners. I have sometimes
come across objects like that, and asked myself "Is this animal,
vegetable or mineral?" - to which the answer is, of course, "Most
probably, but just possibly not."

It's like the refrigerator question "What was this?" - to which
the answer is "I don't know, but it isn't any longer."


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.